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Internationally speaking

Congratulations to the NYSF 2014 students who were selected to take part in the NYSF International Program, attending science extension activities in Canada, South Africa, London, Heidelberg, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Geoff Burchfield wrote in our last newsletter about the difficulty in selecting the students who will attend these programs – the standard of applications is always so high. We look forward to hearing about the students’ experiences in the coming months.

Copenhagen – Sebastian Kohli, (a science teacher from Charleville State High School in Queensland, who also attended the National Science Teachers Summer School in 2014).

These chaperone roles are voluntary and it takes a special kind of person to give up their free or holiday time for a job like this … really!

To those people who put in the time and effort to apply for the chaperone roles, please note that we are keeping your applications on file for future opportunities as they arise.

Another international opportunity came our way recently when our colleagues at Australian Science Innovations (ASI) asked NYSF to identify two of our alumni to be part of an Australian delegation to attend the World Science Conference Israel in August 2014. WSC Israel is initiated by Nobel Laureate Professor Roger Kornberg (USA), in collaboration with the Hebrew University, the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state of Israel. The WSCI will bring young students from all around the world for an intensive five-day program. During the conference the participants will have a chance to attend lectures, to interact, and to be inspired by 20 Nobel Laureates and other leading scientists from around the world. The students will also experience a unique opportunity to meet and get to know some 300 bright students from around the world.

Again, identifying NYSF candidates was a difficult task; ultimately Rebecca Ainscough (2013 alumna) and Alec Pokarier (2013 alumnus and staff member 2014) are heading off to Israel, along with Shoshana Rapley (2014 alumna) who was selected by ASI to attend. This promises to be a very unique experience, and we wish them well.